More than 150 Reggae festivals are held annually in countries around the world, and the fans of artistes who perform on them want to know more about them and about how they make their music. Accordingly, film makers have been producing hundreds of documentaries that introduce the artistes, tell their stories and share their music, creating a new genre of...

Transport and Mining Minister, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Government is moving to regularise the “robot” taxi industry by encouraging operators to register as a company with the Transport Authority (TA). “We are offering them the opportunity to become formalised, so we are freeing up the licence,” he said at a meeting with members of Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services...

The Institute of Jamaica (IOJ) kicked off its 2019 Grounation series on Sunday (February 3), with a discussion session on the music and culture of dancehall. The event was held at the entity’s headquarters at East Street, downtown Kingston. Grounation, organised by the Jamaica Music Museum (JMM) at the IOJ, is an educational and cultural community outreach programme held annually...

Minister of Justice, Hon. Delroy Chuck, says construction of a new courthouse for Mandeville, Manchester, should begin in the next fiscal year. Addressing the swearing-in ceremony for 35 new Justices of the Peace (JPs) for Manchester at the Golf View Hotel in Mandeville on February 1, the Minister said at least six regional court complexes are needed over the next...

Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Government is looking to expand agro-processing for local consumption and export. He noted that four distinct markets are being targeted – CARICOM, the Jamaican Diaspora, hotels, and the school feeding programme. He said that the AMC complex on Spanish Town Road is being targeted to become a modern...

  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, pays tribute to Political historian, Troy Caine, at the Service of Thanksgiving, today (February 2), at the Holy Cross Church, Half-Way Tree, in Kingston. Mr. Caine died on January 10 at age 72.   Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia ‘Babsy’ Grange (right), comforts Mrs. Denise Caine, widow of...

Minister of Transport and Mining, Hon. Robert Montague, says the Transport Authority (TA), in collaboration with several national taxi associations and insurance companies, is developing a registry for taxi operators. In a meeting with members of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), on January 31, at the Ministry, in Kingston, the Minister said the registry will contain data collected...